Paul talks about spiritual warfare in this final section of Ephesians.
In Ephesians 6:10-17, he details the believer’s need to be filled with the power of God, and also to put on the full armor of God in order to stand against the attacks of the devil.
The armor of God represents attitudes and actions that believers must practice to win on the spiritual battlefield.
It includes
1) the belt of truth,
2) the breastplate of righteousness,
3) the footwear of peace,
4) the shield of faith,
5) the helmet of salvation, and
6) the sword of the Spirit.
No Christian soldier can win without them; however, even these are not enough.
7) Prayer the seventh spiritual weapon.
We must pray in the Spirit.
We can see Paul’s emphasis on the importance of prayer in two ways.
First, he writes more about prayer than about any other piece of armor.
He uses three verses to teach on prayer in the Spirit.
verses 18,19,20
SECOND, praying in the Spirit is the seventh piece of armor.
In Scripture, seven is the number of completion. This means that one can be suited up with every other piece of armor and yet still lose the battle. Praying in the Spirit is a necessity.
Prayer is the energy and atmosphere in which we wage war. Believers must live in prayer at all times in order to win this spiritual battle.